Care Assistant

Avery Healthcare Group Ltd.; Heath Hayes; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK seeks a dedicated Care Assistant to deliver high-quality personal care to elderly residents. You will assist with daily hygiene, ensure safety, and support the team's goals in a caring environment. Experience is not required, as comprehensive training is provided. Join this supportive and enriching workplace where your compassion can make a significant difference.

Qualifications

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents.
• Efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions.
• Adaptive and flexible to cover a range of tasks.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high standards of personal care to residents.
• Assist residents with daily hygiene and personal care needs.
• Recognise and escalate any clinical risks.
• Act courteously towards residents and visitors.

Skills

Effective communication

Demonstration of initiative

Respectfulness

Adaptability and flexibility

Job description

As a Care Assistant at Avery Healthcare, you will play a vital role in delivering high-quality personal care to residents, contributing to the close-knit care team. You'll have the opportunity to make a positive impact on residents' lives every day, working in a supportive environment that values your compassion and dedication.

Overview

Avery Healthcare is one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes. The company is committed to creating meaningful experiences for both residents and employees, fostering a supportive and inspiring environment where everyone feels valued and empowered. Avery's vision of "creating meaningful lives together" is reflected in the company's focus on exceptional care, personal growth, and a positive work culture.

Main duties of the job

Your focus as a Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, ensuring the dignity, independence, and safety of the residents. You will assist residents with their daily hygiene and personal care needs, recognise and escalate any clinical risks, and act courteously towards residents and their visitors. The role requires excellent communication skills, the ability to work flexibly and efficiently, and a commitment to Avery's values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable.

Job responsibilities

Package Description: At Avery Healthcare, we are all about supporting the people who care for our residents. We know how hard our teams work, and we're here to celebrate and support you every step of the way. When you join us, you'll be making a positive impact on residents' lives every day; your compassion and dedication truly make a difference. We're committed to helping you grow in a caring, supportive environment, with opportunities to learn and develop throughout your career. And as part of our close-knit team, you'll experience a culture that values respect, compassion, and a shared commitment to exceptional care. We're now looking for a warm, enthusiastic, and dedicated individual to join our award-winning team as a Care Assistant. If this sounds like the place for you, we'd love to hear from you!

ABOUT THE ROLE

Your focus as Care Assistant will be to deliver high standards of personal care, contributing fully to the care team to ensure continuity of services to residents.

Other responsibilities will include:

• Assisting residents in all their personal hygiene care ensuring optimum independence, dignity and respect of individuals at all times.
• Recognising and understanding clinical risk areas in residents such as weight loss, pressure sores, risk of falls, sign of infections and escalate any identified risks in a timely manner.
• Acting courteously towards residents and their visitors, respecting the dignity and individuality of each resident.
• Practising safe systems of work across the range of task.

About You

To be successful in your application, you will live our values of caring, supportive, honest, respectful, and accountable in all that you do. Experience is not required as we are proud to offer a thorough induction and training programme to ensure confidence within your role.

Our ideal candidate must:

• Have the ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrate initiative and be respectful towards the residents and other people in the home.
• Be an efficient worker who can carry reasonable instructions from other team members.
• Be able to be adaptive and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities at short notice.

About Avery

At Avery, we're not just one of the UK's largest providers of luxury elderly care homes—we're a place where people love to work. We believe that the later years of life should be as enriching as any other, and we're passionate about creating meaningful experiences for our residents and our team alike. With our vision of "creating meaningful lives together," we proudly offer exceptional care across our growing network of over 100 homes, building a supportive and inspiring environment where employees feel valued and empowered every day. Join us and see why Avery is the preferred choice for residents and team members alike.

Requirements

Please note this role will require:

• A DBS Disclosure check, the cost of which will be met by Avery Healthcare.
• Proof of eligibility to work in the UK.

This advert may be withdrawn prior to the advertised deadline depending on the volume of applications received and business needs.

Additional information

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Experience is not required, as Avery Healthcare provides a thorough induction and training program to ensure confidence within the role. The ideal candidate must have the ability to communicate effectively, demonstrate initiative and respect towards residents, be an efficient worker, and be adaptable and flexible to cover a range of responsibilities.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

This advert is indicative of the role and may be withdrawn prior to the closing date depending on business needs.